Health experts to discuss Wisconsin exchange

Enrollment in the new online health insurance marketplace begins in just one week, and those who will work closely with the new exchange are slated to give a status update on Tuesday.

The marketplace, or exchange, was created under the federal Affordable Care Act. It is designed as a place to shop for insurance.

About 500,000 Wisconsin residents currently without insurance, or losing their state Medicaid coverage, are expected to shop for federally subsidized plans sold through the exchange starting in October. The plans take effect in January.

Speakers include the head of the Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network and the president of Agnesian HealthCare.

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